Indicator for snap-switches.



G. B. THOMAS.

INDICATOR FOR SNAP SWITCHES. APPLICATION FILED AFR.28,1914.

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' While pin prieks 26 or the like spa Y Tis sim i ii iii sissy is i; A, iii-um is. .ffiwiwde GEGRGE IB- THQMJQ, BETQEB'EPGRET. GGNNECEIUUT, ASSIGNOE Ti TEE .PEE'KINS ELECTRIC FASTER/ZN Q'GhLPAIfi'tZ', ERIDGEEORT, CQNNEGTICUT, Q. CQEEGREEIQN QliC-NEQTZGE T,

INE'I ZATGEQ fciii' wey device, ti. iiicited, for

tic-us 053 "the circuit ser cenvenie the L1S i1ii e11 dis '13 i ii'n low and. eii pesi- The lug" on the base M pointer with which hsi nie may he as in- To all 107mm may cimccm Be it known that I, Graeme citizen of the Unitec'i States 21-. :icei, eni residing at .Bridgepert, the county 03? Fairfieid. and. State e1 CQEQHECiliGiie have iiivented a certain new and us ment in inicetcifs fez which the following-is specinicetieii.

My invention relates ac indie l snap switches end pei'tici snap switches the eeject 0;. being to previcie simpie vice of this character en 0i structicn.

i come successiveiy ihus advises the epereter switch, I 1' pesi'tiening;- cf the disk eh biedes tiie-eperthe ePeitiiIie-QO, i 00 ierge to eiiter iientiy the disk ce n In the eecempanying drawings Fif ili' as it Wi'iGiG is held down span is a cross section. through it snap s vi E the button 2? which screws which my inventien is emhecii' iewie en the spintiie 10 into engagement form; Fig. 2 is e pleas thereof; eh i 3 'With the cf the legs 1? and 18. The

insuieting .i'i'iing fits closely within the heaiy 22 of the casing but is ezigieii inward clear cf the peripheral bearing of the disk is epertiired eentreiiy at te e! 1? and 18 to rotate freeiy. 'iotiificetiens of the sti'uctiii'e Wiii theme tie net is a partial side eievetien eif switc The snap switeh mecheiiism 53361381 may be of any suitable cheiectezx iis she 1 it comprises rotary spiziiiie 10 men. 1 the insulating base 11 and can switch blades 2 and which are to the action 01 the switch spring an escapement device net siiemi, i of Which e snap maize switch is secure-(L 011 the upper spindle I mount a crown piece engegi by the upper end 16 of the svvit Above the crown piece and the rotary spindie I erevitie :1 bridge f er pertion tiiereef, up-

is-ody poi sing relied with legs 1? and 18 projecting upwer'eiy ct see is a, and the i. PO'fi'lOIl prick-ed in and engaging in the apertures 19 Q.

cut in the disk 21. This isiz 21 upper portion of the ciisi-z casing, the c dricel bcciy 22 of "Ti hi s surreimiis switch mechanism ail-(i. is we r g- 1Si 1' V peiiphery 01 the disk to tion by the engagement of e. is; base in the notch :24 m the 816% of the ei jumnied' the casing (i is i;

said (ssh ha l- ;eirture for the pessigeef .Lil!

eugh and reing. The upper edge sf rolled over the periphery of the c the periphery an below the edg disk serve to hclci the iZLiJiZQl up The disk is thus pei'iphei'eiiy jcui the casing and is "free to be ret sted. W1 switch spindle 10 on the actuation. latter by the turn button 27. While disk may be made flat I prefer to provide cesses the spindle, siE 1e 3. A snap switch c2,

ticnary be t sang a staindicating it With a beveled outer perticii which disk forming mii jcurneled thus'iorms e Weii defined ring en WiNCi'i in t 1'90ii,(.ii5ki121"- iii e p the the insignia for indicating the s\\'ituh posig, zine recesses tion may be piaceii. Where the sii'iteii is substentieiiy is of different size adapted to receive engaging means carried by the spindle, together with lugs of (lifi'erent size rigid with the spindle and engaging said recesses only in predetermined position, for the purpose described.

4:- A snap switch comprising a casing having a stationary body portion and a rotary indicating disk peripherally journaled the upper edge of said casing and forming the top thereof, in combination with a switch mechanism within the casing and having a switch spindle passing axially through said disk and an operative connection between the switch mechanism and the disk to rotate the latter upon the actuation of the switch.

iners? indicating disk forming the top thereof, said body portion being inwardly ofiset above and below the periphery of said disk to form a peripheral support therefor, in combination with a switch mechanism within the casing and having a switch spindle passing axially through said disk and an operative connection between the switch mechanism and the disk to rotate the latter upon the actuation of the switch.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

one. B. THOMAS. Witnesses G. W. Goonmoorl, H. M. WICHERT. 

